Nicholas Bearce
Nov 6 · 2 min read

The Scenery

I’ve been living off the basis of love drunk decisions.

I have been wearing my heart on my sleeves.

And my emotions, in fact, have showed that personification.

My life has been evolving at a rapid pace.

A pace that will only continue to hasten.

But as this path I’m on narrows, and these people come in and out of my life like bugs to light, I’ve started to grow.

I guess I’ve always been growing, but my growth as an individual the past few years has grown stagnant.

A change of scenery and new people have brightened my life.

Given me other avenues of hopes to chase, and endless amount of love and affection.

Doesn’t seem like much, a change of scenery?

“How the fuck is that doing anything for you?”

Well, I was in a state of negativity around people I love doing Sheisty shit.

A cesspool of a town that I so dearly love, but HAD to get away from.

There was no one in my life I felt like fully connected with me, and although I love those friends and our horrid little town, I still felt empty.

A void. A dark hole. A whole lot of nothingness.

Until I changed the scenery. And once the scenery changed, I saw a beautiful face.

That beautiful face moved its lips in my direction and spoke words of wisdom and joy as if it had lived many lives.

And maybe it has.

Who knows? The world is a crazy place.

But this face and it’s words rekindled the flame of life in my heart.

Something I thought was fizzled out forever.

Naw, now it’s burning at a volcanic temperature.

It’s ready to spew at any time, but it’s patient. Because I burn hot, so I can’t get too close. Because, without protection someone will get hurt.

Usually me… cause fire and water don’t mix.

And I love the water… but I need a conductor.

Someone who loves the heat and sticks to it and embraces it.

Sucks in its warmth not to use or consume you but to help cool me down while warming them up.

That’s what I need.

THIS… is what I’ve needed.

Thank God for my change of scenery.